Mid-ranking Mara Salvatrucha 13 (MS-13) gang members.
Ex. 1
"Mid-ranking MS-13 Enterprise members in Mendota, known as "Chequeos" often respond to requests through social media from non-Enterprise affected El Salvadorans who are being harassed by rival gangs, including the Bulldogs. Chequoes will respond to these requests and intimidate or attack the rival gang member."
USA v. Guevara Indictment, February 25, 2021
Ex. 2
Sombra: A couple Bulldogs just hit a lick on the Elote Lady! They were woofing big time!
Cuche: Get the Chequeos and bring the machete! We gonna regulate on them stray mutts!
Sombra: Them Bulldogs are gonna be looking like hot dogs when we're done with 'em!
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North Side slang for Milpitas, California.
Ex. 1
"So now we're gonna go back to my hometown Milpitas, California: Milpas, Califas."
William "Flacko" Vick, A Convicts Perspective, May 12, 2021
Ex. 2
News Reporter: "Folks, if you thought Milpenis err excuse me Milpitas was only known for foul odors, unreported murders, and crappy horror movies, let me disabuse you of those notions. Milpas is also a great place to catch a fade with the homies in Sunny Hills."
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A short person who Knows What Time It Is
"The muthafucka was a little guy -- a midget -- so he knew how to talk shit. Havin' been in the streets, he was a Street Midget. He wasn't no Square Midget. He was a Street Midget. He knew some Midget Shit."
Big Herc, "What happens when Midgets Go To Prison?" December 22, 2017
Special Needs Yard. California prison yards for inmates deemed no good because of bad paperwork, funny charges, dropping out, snitching, etc. Certain prisons in California are all-SNY (e.g., Mule Creek).
Ex. 1
"The sick part about it is that guy is probably a heavy duty popular guy on the SNY yard...And people wonder why people like me and you can't see ourselves going to some freakin' SNY yard. How can you program with those people? How can you not kill them?"
J.D. Rutherford, Prison Break Raw, May 31, 2020
Ex. 2
Lazy: Hey homey! Savag3 just rang the bell! It went 'DING'! He's just won a one-way trip to SNY!
Creeper: I knew that guy had some funny paperwork!
Lazy: Yeah. He got busted committing lewd acts on surveillance camera at a Walmart in Yucca Valley! You shoulda seen the look on the llavero's face when he read that shit! They threw his ass off the tier 'American Me' style.
Creeper: He'll be an SNY celebrity among all them diaper snipers, necrophiliacs, and rats!
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Arizona Mexican Mafia slang for Arizona. Pronounced Ah-riza
Tuco: Hey fool! Chuco's on the run! He capped that Ariza DPS trooper at the hotel near the strip club!
Vato: No way holmes! Ariza still has that gas chamber too! Shit! Hope he likes the smell of almendras
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A male who engages in Bustin' Cheeks. Most commonly refers to homosexual males, but may also encompass heterosexual males. Made famous by Big Herc on Prison Talk.
OG Bomber: Remember that silverback Big Mike?
Lil Hercules: Yeah! That nigga Big Mike was bustin' cheeks up in the Pen! He got AIDS!
OG Badger: (ROTFL) You tellin' me that dude was a Cheek Busta?
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Los Angeles Unified School District. Poor graduation rates. Lousy test scores. Teacher union strikes. Metal detectors at school entrances. You get the idea.
Radio Announcer: Big Chuco's Tires in Montebello is offering a special deal! Buy a set of four used tires and they will throw in a set of old rims for free! But you gotta hurry! This deal only lasts for another 24 hours! For all you LA Unified grads, that's means the sale ends this time tomorrow!
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